diff --git a/SOURCES/disable-journal.patch b/SOURCES/disable-journal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..716773b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/disable-journal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- a/ReadMe.c~	2017-12-11 11:15:10.314176222 +0800
++++ b/ReadMe.c	2017-12-11 11:16:42.451297334 +0800
+@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@
+     {"data-offset",1, 0, DataOffset},
+     {"nodes",1, 0, Nodes}, /* also for --assemble */
+     {"home-cluster",1, 0, ClusterName},
++#if 0 /*Disable for rhel7.9*/
+     {"write-journal",1, 0, WriteJournal},
++#endif
+     {"consistency-policy", 1, 0, 'k'},
+ 
+     /* For assemble */
+@@ -163,7 +165,9 @@
+     /* Management */
+     {"add",       0, 0, Add},
+     {"add-spare", 0, 0, AddSpare},
++#if 0 /*Disable for rhel7.9*/
+     {"add-journal", 0, 0, AddJournal},
++#endif
+     {"remove",    0, 0, Remove},
+     {"fail",      0, 0, Fail},
+     {"set-faulty",0, 0, Fail},
+@@ -383,7 +387,9 @@
+ "  --name=            -N : Textual name for array - max 32 characters\n"
+ "  --bitmap-chunk=       : bitmap chunksize in Kilobytes.\n"
+ "  --delay=           -d : bitmap update delay in seconds.\n"
++#if 0 /*Disable for rhel7.9*/
+ "  --write-journal=      : Specify journal device for RAID-4/5/6 array\n"
++#endif
+ "  --consistency-policy= : Specify the policy that determines how the array\n"
+ "                     -k : maintains consistency in case of unexpected shutdown.\n"
+ "\n"
diff --git a/SPECS/mdadm.spec b/SPECS/mdadm.spec
index 3ef9175..48cf8d6 100644
--- a/SPECS/mdadm.spec
+++ b/SPECS/mdadm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:     The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays)
 Name:        mdadm
 Version:     4.1
-Release:     6%{?dist}
+Release:     7%{?dist}
 Source:      http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/mdadm-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:     mdmonitor.init
 Source2:     raid-check
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Patch70:     0070-Manage-imsm-Write-metadata-before-add.patch
 Patch71:     0071-Assemble-print-error-message-if-mdadm-fails-assembli.patch
 
 # RHEL customization patches
+Patch194:    disable-journal.patch
 Patch195:    mdadm-3.4-udev-race.patch
 Patch196:    mdadm-3.3.2-skip-rules.patch
 Patch197:    mdadm-3.3-udev.patch
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ file can be used to help with some common tasks.
 %patch71 -p1 -b  .0071
 
 # RHEL customization patches
+%patch194 -p1 -b .disable
 %patch195 -p1 -b .race
 %patch196 -p1 -b .rules
 %patch197 -p1 -b .udev
@@ -256,6 +258,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 /usr/share/mdadm/mdcheck
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 21 2020 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.1.7
+- Disable raid5 journal
+- Resolves rhbz#1875457
+
 * Sat May 09 2020 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.1.6
 - Update mdadm to latest upstream
 - Resolves rhbz#1801605